275 In Rome, (after the assassination of Aurelian), the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Emperor. 1237 England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border. 1513 Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean. 1525 Steven Borough (born), English explorer and navigator… Continue reading
1054 Hermann of Reichenau (died), German composer, mathematician, and astronomer (born 1013) 1143 Pope Innocent II (died) 1180 Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline. 1501 Gerolamo Cardano (born), Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (died 1576) 1541 Paracelsus (died), German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist (born… Continue reading
63 BCAugustus (born), Roman emperor (died 14) 1215 Kublai Khan (born), Mongolian emperor (died 1294) 1338 The Battle of Arnemuiden was the first naval battle of the Hundred Years’ War and the first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannon and one hand gun. 1568 Spanish naval forces rout an… Continue reading
1515 Anne of Cleves (born), (died 1557) 1547 Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin (born), German philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet (died 1590) 1554 Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (died), Spanish explorer (born 1510) 1566 Johannes Agricola (died), German religious reformer (born 1494) 1593 Matthäus Merian (born), Swiss-German engraver (died 1650) 1598 English playwright Ben Jonson kills an actor… Continue reading
19 BC Virgil (died), Roman poet (born 70 BC) 1327 Edward II of England (died) (born 1284) 1415 Frederick III (born), Holy Roman Emperor (died 1493) 1452 Girolamo Savonarola (born), Italian priest and philosopher (died 1498) 1558 Charles V (died), Holy Roman Emperor (born 1500) 1576 Gerolamo Cardano (died), Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (born… Continue reading